Ravi Kopra Poems

Uddat Dawa Ka Parcha

socho socho theek socho
peeo peeo shudh jal peeo
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I do not beat around the bush
I do not ramble evasively
I speak from my heart
I speak to you plainly
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If you had to go far off why did you come to be close to me
Ah! that was the moment when you were an enchantress to me

The clouds don't go away nor do they make rains
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The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God.". They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.


"There is no God! "
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She was bored with you
Jesus Jesus all the time
With your sermons all the time
A leopard in sheep skins
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I am hungry for your mouth, your voice, your skin
I wander in streets without food, quiet
Bread does not sustain me, dawn disquiets me
All day I search for the liquid sounds of your feet
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A little frightened
is my heart

Still it hopes
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- for R.M.

Har koi akalmand nahin ho sakta
is liyey dunia main bahut moorakh hotay hain
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When I hear the soft footsteps, I feel it is you
When I see a shadow moving like a wave, I feel it is you

When gently touching a tree branch in the garden
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Why has the whole of love come to me suddenly.
I see you with me on the Venice beach
walking hand in hand in the evening
watching the sun go beyond the horizon.
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